Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-14
F|FT|ETH CONGRESS.
IN Avalanche of Bills Introduced in
the Senate.
oue Of Them Bill to Repeal the Tax
on Tobacco,
With o View to Forcing an Issue on
President Cleveland.
rarwell Has an Emigrant Act and
Stanford One on Naturalization.

Stanford One on Naturalization.
Indictments For Timber Trespass to be
Prosecuted.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-After the
reading OF the Journal Mr.. Hoar offered a
resolution naming Senators to constitute
the standing and select committees for the
ritieth Congress. Adopted.
A large number OF communications and
oe,itions we're presented and referred.
Among them were the following:
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
TO prevent the manufacture, importation
and sale Of Intoxicating liquors in the Ter
,;,ories; for the allowance OF the bounty OF
ssx per month to all men who served in
tbe army during the war; for pensions to
all who served during the war; for amend
meut of the Constitution allowing Congress
70 pass uniform laws on the subject OF
marriage and divorce; for an amendment
N the Cor stitution prohibiting the manu-
,acture, importation or sale OF intox,cat-
inc liquors in the United States.
Many bills were introduced and referred,
among them following:
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Dolpb: To provide for fortifea-
t;ons and other seacoast defenses. 1t ap-
nropriates sl26.a77 .sO0to be available sa
follows: T~enty.one million five hundred
Thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending
1uue 80. 1888 50, 900, 900 for ca fiscal
wear thereafter for a period OF eleven years
hereafter; $5,s77, 800 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1901; which sums are to
beexppnded in sccorda nee with the recon-.
mendat0ns made in the report of the forti.
0catiops bnard in the construction OF fOrti.
6catons Mt the most prominent ports ON
tbe Atlantic. Pacific. gulf and lake coasts
and for building floating batteries and tor.
ptdo boats.
By MIR. Paddock: For the erection OF
hu;idirps for the exclusive use Uf postOf3ices
Of the first and sScond clA sses.
By Mr.. henderson: For q public build.
ine at Omaha to cost including site 81 ,5OO,-
900. =,
By Mr.. Edmunds: To provide for the
s.abl hment OF postal telegraph. ut is
the Edmunds postal telegraph bill OF two
years ago)
By Mr.. Cameron: To promote foreign
trade a, encourage the American merch-
ant marine. Ut is the subsidy bill intro.
duced nv Cameron two years ago.
By Mr.. DnIph: For admission OF the Ter
ritory If Washington into the Union; also
restoring to the United States certain lands
usrt.d to tho Northern Pacific Railroad
Company; also repeating the pre- emption
and timber culture laws; also for the for.
hi,ure of wagon road grants in Oregon;
tho ,c set part lands for a public park
m mWillametse Valley. Oregon; also to en-
courage the manufacture OF steel for mod
sn arms and arncr; also to provide
heavy ordnance.
By Bowen: For free coinage OF silver.
By Mr.. morrill,: To credit and pay the
several Seatrs and Territories all moneys
collected under tie direct tax act OF 1860.
By Mr., A'.!fich: To authorize the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to apply the surplus
meney ia tic treasury to the purchase O!
United States bonds or to the prepayment
ointercst on the public debt.
By Mr.. Henderson: Granting pension
10 every soldier and sailor who is inrapacl'
tated for the performance Of manua: labor
and for pensions to dependent relatives ni
deceased soldiers aud sailors. lie sali'
that be introduced this bill at the unanl-
nous request of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, Also for the admission OF Da'
lot. and the orca nization of the Territory
oiLincon.
By Mr. Cullom: For a pension to the
widow of General John A. LOgan; also for
Constitutional amendment in relation to
bigamy and polygamy.
By Mr. Blackburn: For the purchase OF
apictnre of General Thomas.
By Mr. Sherman: For the encourage
ment of closer commercial relations and IN
the interest OF the perpetuation OF peace
between the United States and the KepuDi'cs
oiMexico and Central and South America
and the Empire OF Brazil.
By Mr.. Farwell: To perpetuate the ma
tonal banking system. (A'ready Puo'
isbed.)
By Mr.. Blair: For a constitutional
amendment extending the right OF suffrage;
also to restrict he use and sale OF OPIUM
in the District OF Coluu. bia and the Ierri'
tories. ..
By Mr.. Turpie: For the admission OF
the States # Washington and Dakota.
By Mr.. Hoar: For the erection OF
monument to the negro soldiers and sailors
who gave their lives for the preservation OF
the Government.
BY Mr.. Chandler: For fixing the salaries
| Of several judges OF the united o'a'e7
District Courts at ST, 900.
By Mr.. Stamford: Granting 10 'he o,Ae 70
oi California per cent. OF the processes aS.. -
tho cash sales of public lards ID 'na'
State.
BY Mr.. Teller: Authorizing the state OF
Colorado to select indemnity school lanos.
Ry Mr.. Hawley: To reimburse prisoners
o. war who were in the military or navai
service during the war OF the rebellion. .,
By MIR. Edmunds: To pay the wldo" OF
the late Professor Baird compensation '"o
SIXTEEN wears eratuitous service by Una
Professor es Fish COmmissi oner; also 10
establish n iorest reservation on the neau'
waters of the Missouri river ana me heau'
waters OF Clark's Fork OF tie co'umo'a
river; also to facilitate the ad'n'h's'r"''o"
oilaws in the Territory OF Alaska:
By Mr.. Mitchell: Several b''ls 'or pu"m.
buildings and works OF Internal 'np.Ut't 81
nents in Oregon: also to a9e!u .: W, NV. nwn.
i the 3 OF March, 1887. restricting ."e Wv"
a ersbjp Of r.al estate in the Territories I"
E American citizene: also alb ogating al
y ,reatps With the Chi.ese Empire, 80 lar ~
3 they permit the cou ing Of Chinese INTO tne
A United States and absolutely proninl'i"s
x the same excppt as I O diplomatic, consular
+ and other officials; also for the apl"n
nent Of n commission 10 select site lot
naval station on the Pacific Coas'; also " "t
amend the laws relating to drawDacks "
DUTY on manufactured tin. ~
Il BY Mr.. Vest: To increase the pension "
the widow OF General f. P. Blair. ,..:.
y Mr.. Beck offered resolution o!res
the Post Office Committee to inquire .u.J ",
the advisabity OF reducing the RI ts o.
postage to one cent when letters 90 nov q; =
seed one ounce in weight and asked tnaS s;,ht
osIaid on the table, saying thai ne rsa h,sJ'
Introduce bill to shat effect. So ordereI s:'h
Mr.. Batter offered resolution ~nt'n D, u
Was VA adopted, 'or the appolntme;ntt ;nto o. The q
select committee OF five to inquire INTO .he
ssdvisability and practicabillty OF estao' ta,o
nshing and maintaining posta' 'e'''
graph.
- Mr.. Hale offered preamble and reso,u. on.
non recting the pr DIVISION OF the clvil s,, ss.,
'iss law, which prohibits government mt
e.Shcals from offensive partisan nshlp an"
". we letter Of the President and OF Co'ntnv ,;no
,ner ,,oner Ober'y on the subject and prov,:u.ttns p:.tas
'or The appointment of Il select coniniVCee